M.Ed. in Elementary Education: Teaching and Transforming Advanced and Gifted Education Concentration
This program’s accelerated courses and practical emphasis on teaching and transforming gifted education offer educators an opportunity to make an immediate impact.
Through the program’s courses, students acquire skills, knowledge, and research for teaching, mentoring, and leadership in advanced/gifted education. Students complete courses in areas such as emerging frameworks for gifted education, leadership in gifted education, creative teaching and learning, contextual factors in advanced/gifted education, curriculum depth, mentoring, and more. An elective course offers students an opportunity to explore an additional area of interest.
Program graduates are well-prepared for a variety of career opportunities, such as advanced/gifted education specialist; advanced/gifted education coordinator; advanced-learning instructional coach; and classroom teacher with enhanced skills for nurturing the creativity and talents of all students.
- 30 credit hours
- Fully online, 8-week classes
- Start in any of the 8-week terms
- Finish as quickly as one year, or take a slower pace
- One-of-a-kind curriculum not found anywhere else
- Includes current issues and trends in the field
- Flexible part-time or full-time study options
Courses
- 1) CI 5308 Emerging Frameworks in Gifted and Talented Education
- 2) CI 5383 Mentoring Across the Life Span
- 3) CI 5359 Curriculum for Rigor, Depth, and Complexity
- 4) CI 5324 Systems and Models for Gifted and Talented Education
- 5) CI 5319 Non-Academic and Contextual Factors in Advanced/Gifted Education
- 6) CI 5351 Creative Teaching, Learning, and Leading in Advanced/Gifted Education
- 7) CI 5352 Research and Current Topics in Talent Development and Creativity
- 8) CI 5354 Leadership in Gifted and Talented Education
- 9) CI 5309 Rethinking Talent and Transformation
- 10) Advisor-Approved Elective
""This program is a game-changer."
--Lori Schunka, Advanced Academics Curriculum Developer
Newly Admitted Students
Registration Advising
Newly admitted students should contact the graduate advisor for advising.
Schedule Example
Schedule Example: Full-Time Course Load, Spring Start
1st 8-weeks Spring: CI 5351 & CI 5383
2nd 8-weeks Spring: CI 5359 & Advisor-Approved Elective (e.g., EDTC 5310)
8-weeks Summer: CI 5319 & CI 5354
1st 8-weeks Fall: CI 5308 & CI 5352
2nd 8-weeks Fall: CI 5324 & CI 5309